Under most circumstances, installing MachForm is a very simple process and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. The following installation guide will help you to install MachForm on your server.

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Installation Steps

1. Create your database

The MachForm installer will not create your database. This must be done prior to installing the MachForm. Make sure to write down the database name, username, password, and database host (often localhost) for the database. Make sure the database user has the proper permissions to create tables within the database.

2. Configuration file

Extract the MachForm archive (machform.zip) with any unzip program you have. In the base directory of your installation you’ll find a file called config.php. Open this file and fill in the required database and host variables:

MF_DB_NAME – Name of the databaseMF_DB_USER – Database usernameMF_DB_PASSWORD – Database users passwordMF_DB_HOST – The host domain/IP of the database (usually localhost but not always)

3. Upload to the server

Upload the entire machform folder and files to your site folder.

4. Set folder permission

MachForm requires the “data” folder under your machform to be writable. If you are using Linux, use the chmod command (example: chmod 755 data). If you are using a Windows FTP client to upload the files, such as SmartFTP or CuteFTP or FileZilla you can simply right click to the folder and choose the chmod command and set the permission to writable (on some hosting servers, you might need to use chmod 777 data instead).

5. Run the installer script

The installer script is located in the root of your MachForm directory. Run the installer via your browser and follow the instructions on the screen
(e.g. open http://www.yourdomain/machform/installer.php –change to your own domain).
You will be prompted to enter your email address and the license number. Enter both and click the install button.